Fertilizer use by country. Definition, graph and map.

DEFINITION
Average fertilizer use (kg per ha of cropland 2000). Fertilizer use, kilograms per hectare, is calculated by WRI by dividing the total fertilizer consumption, measured in kilograms of plant nutrient, by the total hectares of arable and permanent cropland. The measure of fertilizer consumption is an aggregate of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilizers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects data on fertilizer use through surveys distributed to participating governments. In addition, the Ad Hoc Working Party on Fertilizer Statistics works to improve geographic coverage of the data. Hectares of arable and permanent cropland are determined through a variety of means, including self-reporting from governments and FAO estimation methods.

Agriculture Statistics > Fertilizer use (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount

# 1

Ireland:

594.5 kg

# 2

Netherlands:

450.2 kg

# 3

Egypt:

385.8 kg

# 4

Costa Rica:

385 kg

# 5

Slovenia:

369.4 kg

# 6

Japan:

301 kg

# 7

United Kingdom:

285.8 kg

# 8

Vietnam:

285.3 kg

# 9

Israel:

256 kg

# 10

China:

255.6 kg

# 11

New Zealand:

255.5 kg

# 12

Switzerland:

233.4 kg

# 13

Germany:

228.2 kg

# 14

Norway:

222 kg

# 15

Chile:

212.9 kg

# 16

France:

211.7 kg

# 17

Lebanon:

199.6 kg

# 18

Malaysia:

187.8 kg

# 19

Korea, North:

175.5 kg

# 20

Denmark:

159.9 kg

# 21

Italy:

159.4 kg

# 22

Bangladesh:

156.3 kg

# 23

Austria:

151.7 kg

# 24

Uzbekistan:

149.9 kg

# 25

Colombia:

144.8 kg

# 26

United Arab Emirates:

142.1 kg

# 27

Finland:

140.6 kg

# 28

Croatia:

139.8 kg

# 29

Pakistan:

135.1 kg

# 30

Sri Lanka:

128.9 kg

# 31

Belarus:

128.7 kg

# 32

Honduras:

126.5 kg

# 33

Greece:

118.7 kg

# 34

Spain:

118 kg

# 35

Brazil:

114 kg

# 36

Guatemala:

111.1 kg

# 37

Poland:

106 kg

# 38

Saudi Arabia:

104.6 kg

# 39

Sweden:

103.5 kg

# 40

United States:

103.4 kg

# 41

El Salvador:

103 kg

# 42

India:

98.6 kg

# 43

Hungary:

98.2 kg

# 44

Uruguay:

94.9 kg

# 45

Czech Republic:

90.4 kg

# 46

Suriname:

86.6 kg

# 47

Thailand:

86.1 kg

# 48

Portugal:

84.3 kg

# 49

Jamaica:

81.8 kg

# 50

Turkey:

78.3 kg

# 51

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:

76.3 kg

# 52

Venezuela:

74.1 kg

# 53

Indonesia:

73.8 kg

# 54

Philippines:

73.1 kg

# 55

Belize:

69 kg

# 56

Mexico:

67.1 kg

# 57

Iraq:

67 kg

# 58

Oman:

66.6 kg

= 59

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

64.3 kg

= 59

Slovakia:

64.3 kg

# 61

Kuwait:

62.9 kg

# 62

Turkmenistan:

62.2 kg

# 63

Peru:

57.9 kg

# 64

Ecuador:

54.8 kg

# 65

Dominican Republic:

54.3 kg

# 66

Canada:

54.2 kg

# 67

Lithuania:

53.5 kg

# 68

Panama:

51.2 kg

# 69

Jordan:

49.4 kg

# 70

Zimbabwe:

49.3 kg

# 71

Trinidad and Tobago:

48.4 kg

# 72

South Africa:

48.2 kg

# 73

Australia:

45.5 kg

# 74

Georgia:

37.7 kg

# 75

Morocco:

37.2 kg

# 76

Romania:

37 kg

# 77

Bulgaria:

31.4 kg

# 78

Kenya:

31.3 kg

= 79

Argentina:

30.3 kg

= 79

Cuba:

30.3 kg

# 81

Paraguay:

27.4 kg

# 82

Latvia:

27 kg

# 83

Libya:

26.5 kg

# 84

Fiji:

26.3 kg

= 85

Estonia:

25.6 kg

= 85

Nepal:

25.6 kg

# 87

Guyana:

25.4 kg

# 88

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:

22.7 kg

# 89

Tunisia:

22.2 kg

# 90

Eritrea:

21.8 kg

# 91

Kyrgyzstan:

20.2 kg

# 92

Burma:

20 kg

# 93

Senegal:

18.9 kg

# 94

Lesotho:

16.9 kg

= 95

Benin:

15.9 kg

= 95

Haiti:

15.9 kg

# 97

Ethiopia:

14.7 kg

# 98

Malawi:

14.6 kg

# 99

Papua New Guinea:

13.7 kg

# 100

Albania:

13.3 kg

# 101

Ukraine:

13.1 kg

# 102

Armenia:

12.5 kg

# 103

Botswana:

12.3 kg

= 104

Yemen:

11.3 kg

= 104

Algeria:

11.3 kg

# 106

Russia:

11.2 kg

# 107

Mali:

11.1 kg

# 108

Nicaragua:

10.7 kg

# 109

Tajikistan:

10.5 kg

# 110

Cote d'Ivoire:

9.9 kg

# 111

Laos:

9.1 kg

# 112

Burkina Faso:

8.8 kg

# 113

Togo:

7.5 kg

# 114

Guinea-Bissau:

6.9 kg

# 115

Nigeria:

6.1 kg

# 116

Zambia:

5.7 kg

# 117

Chad:

4.9 kg

# 118

Mozambique:

3.5 kg

= 119

Gambia, The:

3.4 kg

= 119

Bolivia:

3.4 kg

# 121

Mongolia:

2.9 kg

# 122

Burundi:

2.8 kg

# 123

Madagascar:

2.6 kg

# 124

Sudan:

2.3 kg

# 125

Guinea:

2.2 kg

# 126

Ghana:

2 kg

# 127

Kazakhstan:

1.7 kg

# 128

Azerbaijan:

1.1 kg

# 129

Niger:

1 kg

# 130

Uganda:

0.7 kg

= 131

Gabon:

0.6 kg

= 131

Afghanistan:

0.6 kg

# 133

Somalia:

0.5 kg

= 134

Namibia:

0.4 kg

= 134

Angola:

0.4 kg

= 136

Central African Republic:

0.3 kg

= 136

Rwanda:

0.3 kg

= 136

Sierra Leone:

0.3 kg

Weighted average:

82.4 kg

DEFINITION: Average fertilizer use (kg per ha of cropland 2000). Fertilizer use, kilograms per hectare, is calculated by WRI by dividing the total fertilizer consumption, measured in kilograms of plant nutrient, by the total hectares of arable and permanent cropland. The measure of fertilizer consumption is an aggregate of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilizers. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects data on fertilizer use through surveys distributed to participating governments. In addition, the Ad Hoc Working Party on Fertilizer Statistics works to improve geographic coverage of the data. Hectares of arable and permanent cropland are determined through a variety of means, including self-reporting from governments and FAO estimation methods.

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